Brand Strategy

  • An individual using a green wheelchair attempts a flip above Degree branded crash pads.
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    Degree crashes onto social media to encourage testing limits

    A new campaign stars influencers like wheelchair athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham and features safety equipment emblazoned with branding.

    By • June 9, 2023
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    Ikea plans 19-foot bag statue in New York tied to AR experience

    The behemoth replica of its blue Frakta bag will be embedded with QR codes that link to an AR experience to dole out exclusive offers. 

    By Aaron Baar • Updated June 8, 2023
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    Trendline

    The Marketing Dive Outlook on 2023

    Key into where the industry winds are blowing in 2023 across media, emergent technology and the public mood.

    By Marketing Dive staff
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    Inside BIC’s sales-boosting social media play with ‘Vanderpump Rules’

    A witty collaboration with cast member Ariana Madix set the highest social media engagement for BIC’s razor division within the past two years.

    By • June 8, 2023
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    Toyota signs on as first official auto partner of Major League Pickleball

    The deal, which promotes the 2023 Prius, comes as MLP has quadrupled its number of official sponsorships and drawn major athlete investors.

    By • Updated June 8, 2023
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    Salesforce brings new generative AI tools to marketers

    Marketing GPT and Commerce GPT work in tandem with the company’s Data Cloud to generate more personalized shopping experiences.

    By • June 8, 2023
  • A series of headshots of Nike and Jordan Brand athletes.
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    Nike, Dick’s release largest joint ad campaign to date

    The two retailers have grown closer over the years, and connected their loyalty programs about a year and a half ago.

    By Cara Salpini • June 8, 2023
  • The Rolling Stones iced coffee machine from Keurig.
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    Keurig partners with Rolling Stones for iced coffee kit

    The Start Me Up kits feature the band’s branding and are being promoted through influencers on TikTok and a playlist on Spotify.

    By • June 7, 2023
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    Coke links with League of Legends developer on latest flavor experiment

    A new Creations variant is meant to taste like experience points from the game and is complemented by custom missions and emotes. 

    By • June 7, 2023
  • A store display shows a person looking off to the side and tossing their hair, and the words "take pride."
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    How Target went from loud and proud — to silent

    The retailer remains quiet after pulling some Pride merchandise due to safety concerns. LGBTQ+ groups and marketers say that sends the wrong message.

    By Daphne Howland • June 7, 2023
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    McDonald’s brings back Grimace for birthday party nostalgia

    The chain says it's meeting fans at the "intersection of nostalgia and culture" with an 8-bit video game, Snapchat AR experience and Instagram tie-up.

    By • June 6, 2023
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    Walmart Connect expands in-store ad formats as shoppers return en masse

    The company’s ad division is drawing from a traditional shopper marketer playbook by in-housing product demos and testing ads in its radio network.

    By • June 6, 2023
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    AB InBev’s Michelob Ultra becomes NBA’s first global beer partner

    An expansion of the 25-year relationship between the brewer and the league will see the light beer brand’s presence grow on and off the court.

    By • June 6, 2023
  • iOS 17 upgrades the communications experience with Contact Posters, a new stickers experience, Live Voicemail, and much more.
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    Apple focuses on personal experiences for iOS 17 at WWDC reveal

    At its annual event, the tech giant revealed several upgrades for its core communication apps and showed off a long-awaited mixed-reality headset.

    By • June 6, 2023
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    Energy Drink Zoa adopts gender-neutral identity for major refresh

    “Fuel Something Bigger” shifts the energy drink from the gym towards the everyday consumer and highlights the brand’s colorful new packaging.

    By • June 5, 2023
  • Music artist Rakim seen holding a can of Sprite as part of the soft-drink brand's summer campaign celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
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    Sprite remixes ‘Rapper’s Delight’ for summer-long hip-hop celebration

    The salute to hip-hop’s 50 years includes a new flavor, new packaging, a tie-up with Drake’s tour and an ad starring Latto, Nas, Rakim and GloRilla.

    By • June 5, 2023
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    How luxury brands can drive results for paid ads on LinkedIn

    New research from VidMob shows how brands in a growing luxury goods market are driving results with paid ads targeting business professionals.

    By • June 5, 2023
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    Skittles links Pride Month packaging to LGBTQ+ stories on Audible

    The brand is also working with Cameron Esposito’s Queery podcast to highlight its partner artists’ stories during a fraught period for LGBTQ+ rights.

    By • June 2, 2023
  • Maybelline's first-ever CGI avatar, May, which the brand is launching alongside its Falsies Surreal Mascara.
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    How legacy beauty brands are aging down to reach Gen Z

    Ever-changing trends and flashy brands like E.l.f. Cosmetics are challenging giants like Estée Lauder and L'Oréal to draw from a new playbook.

    By • June 2, 2023
  • The Old Gays gear up for more cheers on new game show “No Straight Answers” presented by Visible Wireless.
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    Verizon-owned Visible launches Pride Month game show ‘No Straight Answers’

    The ‘70s-inspired game show will stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and challenges two teams to games like “LGBTQ&A” and “Slang Slam.”

    By Aaron Baar • June 1, 2023
  • Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno and Lola Tung of Amazon Prime Video’s hit show "The Summer I Turned Pretty" for American Eagle.
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    Inside American Eagle’s tie-up with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

    CMO Craig Brommers details why the retailer partnered with stars of the Prime Video series and how it’s experimenting with Reels and Lemon8.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Heinz honors ‘irrational’ fan love in first unified global brand platform

    Representing Kraft Heinz’s biggest media investment to date, the effort celebrates tales of brand passion, such as ketchup bottle tattoos. 

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Wendy’s and T-Pain remix ‘Buy U A Drank’ for Frosty push

    "Buy U a Frosty" is available on the fast-food chain’s YouTube channel and will soon be available for consumers to duet on TikTok.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Instacart begins nationwide rollout of ChatGPT search tool

    The tool allows customers to find products as well as recipes, food prep tips and more using “natural language” instead of keyword-based searches. 

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • May 31, 2023
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    How restaurants can get a slice of Gen Z’s $360B spending power

    This generation's prioritization of time, social media and altruism — combined with a comparative mistrust of tech — sets it apart from millennials and Gen X.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • May 31, 2023
  • Three bags of Frito-Lay products next to a FIFA World Cup trophy.
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    Frito-Lay makes largest-ever investment in women’s sports for World Cup

    As women’s sports continue to gain viewers, the snack marketer’s activations will span popular brands and include its Cracker Jill campaign.

    By • May 31, 2023